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Illinois comptroller says legislators won’t get pay raises
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state’s legislators will not be getting raises in the next budget year, which begins July 1. Mendoza made her decision...
Julia Bradley May 28, 2020
Local COVID roundup 5/27: Tazewell County reports new COVID related death
PEORIA, Ill. — Tazewell County is reporting an additional death related to COVID-19, a man in his 90’s. The man did not live in a long term care facility before the diagnosis, but was a pa...
Kristina Leahy May 27, 2020
State COVID roundup 5/27: Pritzker praises Illinois National Guard
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Pritzker held his daily COVID-19 daily press conference downstate in East St. Louis to praise the work the Illinois National Guard does with drive-thru testing sites. Prit...
Kristina Leahy May 27, 2020
Scavenger Hunt!!
As a kid I loved these! Who am I kidding, as an adult I love these. With the weather being so wonky, it’s been hard to find something fun to do on a whim. Check around your house, and make a lis...
Steph Blue May 27, 2020
Floodwall remains on standby on Peoria’s riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. — A 2,000-foot sandbag wall on Peoria’s Riverfront was put up last week to keep the Illinois River’s floodwaters at bay. The river crested last Friday at 27.91 feet, but...
Julia Bradley May 27, 2020
Man falls 125 feet from Brimfield water tower
PEORIA, Ill. — A man is in the hospital after falling 125 feet from a water tower in Brimfield. The man is a 19-year-old male who worked for the painting company, Maguire Iron Inc. — Water...
Kristina Leahy May 27, 2020
PPD: Man shot in the face in East Bluff shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — A gunshot victim is recovering following an incident in Peoria’s East Bluff Tuesday night. Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 10:40 p.m. in the 200 block ...
Julia Bradley May 27, 2020
Peoria City Council sets restaurant/bar guidelines for phase three
PEORIA, Ill. — Phase three for the Restore Illinois plan begins Friday, and Peoria City Council set guidelines for bars and restaurants to operate outdoors. There will be some changes to the out...
Kristina Leahy May 26, 2020
Peoria School District drafting fall back-to-school policy
PEORIA, Ill. — As Illinois waits to see how the COVID-19 situation progresses over the summer, Peoria Public School District 150 is busy putting together a plan for what a return to in-person in...
Jeremy Scott May 26, 2020
Illinois driver service facilities will reopen
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Driver Service facilities will be a part of the phase three Restore Illinois reopening process. Secretary of State Jesse White announced Tuesday that facilities in C...
Mike Sabol May 26, 2020

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